Hawaii – Potential visitors are warned about it in all the guidebooks and tourist materials. Anyone who takes Pele’s natural treasures home will suffer her wrath in the form of a curse, a fate that involves a lot of bad luck.

Florida – Angered by her husband’s repeated farting in bed, a Florida woman allegedly elbowed, kicked, and scratched her spouse, according to police who arrested her for battery.

Dawn Meikle, 55, is facing a misdemeanor charge following a 3:20 AM confrontation in the Port St. Lucie home she shares with her husband Donald.

As detailed in a December 11 arrest affidavit, Donald told cops that “while he was lying in bed he passed gas,” which prompted Dawn to begin “elbowing him on his arm.”

When Donald’s flatulence continued, “Dawn began kicking him and eventually kicked him out of their bed,” police noted. Donald said that he eventually returned to bed, where he “passed gas again.” Not surprisingly, “Dawn began elbowing and kicking him again.” More

Galveston, Texas - Rosario Maceo (Sr.), also known as Papa Rose or Rose Maceo, was a Sicilian immigrant and organized crime boss in Galveston, Texas.

Because of his efforts and those of his brother Sam, Galveston Island became a nationally known resort town during the early and mid 20th century, during a period known as Galveston’s Wide-Open Era.

They owned various restaurant and casino venues including the now-vanished Hollywood Dinner Club and the Balinese Room (picture).

He became an Al Capone-like figure in the city. Sometimes known as the “Iron Glove,” Maceo was the enforcer and head of operations for the business empire he and his brother formed. (Continued at Strange Facts)

Massachusetts – You can reserve a room at The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum in Massachusetts.

Fans of unsolved mysteries can spend a night at one of the most notorious—and spookiest—crime scenes in the country: the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum in Fall River, Mass., about an hour south of Boston.

In 1892, Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax in their home. More

From Strange Facts – Spontaneous human combustion is the alleged burning of a person’s body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete incineration of the body. The latter is the form most often recognized as SHC.

Over the past 300 years, there have been more than 200 reports of persons burning to a crisp for no apparent reason.

Recent cases:
In 1951, the Mary Reeser case recaptured the public interest in Spontaneous Human Combustion. Mrs. Reeser, 67, was found in her apartment on the morning of July 2, 1951, reduced to a pile of ashes, a skull, and a completely undamaged left foot. More

From Strange Facts – In June 1975, just two months before filming of the movie was due to begin, Gregory Peck’s son had killed himself with a bullet to the head.

The actor set off for London in September in a somber mood which wasn’t much soothed when his plane was hit by lightning high above the Atlantic.

A few weeks later, executive producer Mace Neufeld also left Los Angeles. You think lightning doesn’t strike twice? It does in this story. “It was the roughest five minutes I’ve ever had on an airliner,” says Neufeld. The curse of The Omen had begun.

From Strange Facts: Sogen Kato was thought to have been Tokyo’s oldest man until July 2010, when his mummified corpse was found in his bedroom.

It was concluded he had likely died in November 1978, aged 79, and his family had never announced his death in an attempt to preserve his oldest man record.

Relatives had rebuffed attempts by ward officials to see Kato in preparations for Respect for the Aged Day later that year, citing various reasons from him being a “human vegetable” to becoming a Sokushinbutsu (practice of observing austerity to the point of death and mummification.)

The cause of death was not determined due to the state of Kato’s body. More

From Strange Facts: The question of whether infamous bank robber John Dillinger was gunned down upon leaving a movie theater in Chicago is still debated today. Did John Dillinger really die on July 22nd, 1934?

Looking back, Dillinger started his troubled life in an unassuming part of Indianapolis. As a teenager he frequently got into fights, bullied younger children, and began honing his skills at taking things that belonged to others.

One story has him stealing coal from incoming trains and selling it to local residents and merchants.

Then began his unparalleled career as an expert bank robber. His well-planned robberies netted cash ranging from $3,500 to $74,000. He also stole and stockpiled guns for use in his criminal exploits. More